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One reason we should study intercultural communication is to enhance self-awareness. Our thinking process regarding culture is often "others-focused", meaning that the culture of the other person or group is what stands out in our view. However, the old saying "know thyself" is appropriate, as we become more aware of our own culture by better understanding other cultures and views.

Intercultural communication can allow us to step outside of our comfortable, usual frame of reference and see our culture through a different aspect. Additionally, as we become more self-aware, we may become more ethical communicators as we challenge our tendency to view our culture as superior to others.

As was noted earlier, differences matter, and studying intercultural communication can help us better negotiate in our changing world. Changing economies and technologies intersect with culture in meaningful ways. Technology has created a global village where vast distances are much shorter due to new technology that makes travel and communication more accessible and convenient. However, as the following "Getting Plugged In" box indicates, there is also a digital divide, which refers to the unequal access to technology and related skills that exist throughout much of the world. People in most fields will be more successful if they are prepared to work in a globalized world.

Obviously, the global market sets up the need for intercultural competence for employees who travel between locations of a multinational corporation. Perhaps less obvious may be the need for teachers to work with students who do not speak English as their first language and for police officers, lawyers, managers, and medical personnel to be able to work with people who have various cultural identities.

When choosing schools, many students and parents look at their rankings. Rankings are lists that try to show which US universities are "best". Famous magazines and websites create these lists every year.

However, a university with a high ranking isn't necessarily the right one for you. Think of it like choosing a restaurant: The most expensive restaurant in town might not serve the food you enjoy most!

How US universities are different from Chinese universities

In China, students usually get into universities based on their gaokao scores. But in the US, universities look at many different things:

●Your grades

●Your activities outside of class

●Your special talents

●Your personal story

●Your interests and goals

Good students and excellent professors can be found at hundreds of US universities, not just the highest-ranked ones.

What rankings don't show you

Rankings often focus on things that might not matter to you, such as:

●How few students they accept (being "selective")

●How many students graduate

●How famous the university's name is

But they don't show important things like:

●Whether the university has good support for international students

●How much individual attention you will get from professors

●Whether the university offers the specific program you want

●If the location and campus environment suit you

A surprising truth about famous universities

Here's something most people don't know: At many famous, highly-ranked universities, under graduate students rarely get taught by well-known professors. Instead, many classes are taught by graduate students or newer professors.

How to make a smart choice

Instead of just looking at rankings, ask yourself:

●What do I want to study?

●What kind of support will I need as an international student?

●What size school would make me comfortable?

●Can I afford this school?

●Does this location interest me?

Remember this!

Your goal should be finding the right university for YOU, not just picking the one with the highest ranking. Many excellent US universities might not appear in the top rankings but could offer exactly what you need to succeed.

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Carl, my friend, always wore a smile on his face. Unfortunately, he suffered from a rare brain disease. One day I noticed that he didn't come to school.

Two days later, my teacher - Mrs. Carina said Carl was in hospital again. He needed to have an operation. Feeling sad, I spent the rest of the day thinking about how frightened, helpless and hopeless Carl must feel, facing such a big challenge. How sad Carl's parents would be! I was so sorry for Carl, and I wanted to do something for him.

Another friend told me that Carl loved pandas. I remembered that my brother had recently taught me how to make a toy panda. Right then, I decided to make Carl a toy panda for luck and hope. I also made a card for Carl. I told him that he always had a place in my heart and that I hoped that he would recover quickly. The next day after school, I gave the toy panda and the card to my teacher, for she was going to visit Carl at the hospital. She was surprised and thanked me on behalf of (代表) Carl's family.

One day, as I passed our meeting room, I saw many people sitting inside. I took a closer look and was amazed. There were almost all of my teachers, and a woman I had never seen before. Then one of the teachers came out and invited me to go in. He told me that the woman was Carl's mom and that she was asking about me.

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Paragraph 2: One morning about twenty days later, entering the classroom, I found Carl looking at me with a big smile on his seat.

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Our school successfully held the "Technology Innovation Week" in March, aiming to

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He has research on healthy lifestyle for ten years and finally has become an expert.

, the advertising company apologized for the wrong information in the ad.

In order to listening, speaking, reading, and writing, you should not rely on classroom studies alone, but should also continue learning and practising after class.

Volunteers hope to in every child's heart.

There is the philosophy of Aristotle: "We are what we repeatedly do."